Akbar Ganji's appeal to UN Secretary General

Ali Lakani

Dear Mr Ban, heed the Iranian people

Guardian / Akbar Ganji
recommended by Ali Lakani
13-Aug-2009 (2 comments)
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TRAVELER

From Paris to Persepolis

From Paris to Persepolis

Photo essay: French tourist's Iranian journey

by Esteban M.
13-Aug-2009 (6 comments)

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A significant move

بازار تهران هم سبز شد

Noosh Afarin
12-Aug-2009 (3 comments)

یادشون رفته که اون شاه،  که به صد مهره نمیباخت
تاج و از سرش تو میدون..... لشگره پیاده انداخت

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Ali Abdolrezaei
12-Aug-2009
شعر- کلیپی از علی عبدالرضایی >>>

ART

Suburban London

Suburban London

Paintings

by Fatemeh Farahani
12-Aug-2009 (6 comments)

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B A H R A M
12-Aug-2009 (one comment)
بروجردی: زندانیان از اوین راضی هستند آخر کار زندانیان آنقدر راضی اند که کسی خانه اش نمی رود وهمه اوین می مونند و بجان رهبر دعا می کنند >>>
fozolie
12-Aug-2009
How can they serve two masters? >>>

POINT

Wither Iran?

Forecasts which promise the imminent fall of the Islamic regime are premature

12-Aug-2009 (28 comments)
The title of this short article is somewhat misleading since prediction regarding anything Iranian is a hazardous task and is often refuted by the following events. The reason is that Iran is, as I have described it, a short-term society, a society which lacks continuity both at the individual and social level. I once wrote that up to a century ago, when an Iranian man left home in the morning he would not know whether, by the evening, he would be made a minister or be hung, drawn and quartered. I also wrote, on another occasion, that an Iranian may be a merchant this year, a minister next year, and a prisoner the year after. Obviously these are exaggerations, but they are close to the Iranian experience throughout its long history>>>

VIEW

Neda was no Martyr!

Neda Agha Soultan became a commodity that just could not be ignored

12-Aug-2009 (105 comments)
I was flipping channels the other night when I came across an interview with Reza Aslan who was predictably discussing the recent events in Iran. Good for him. The guy knows his shit and he sure has cashed in. During the interview, Aslan displayed his green bracelet with the word, “Neda” written on it and exclaimed that Neda Agha Soltan was the most recognized martyr of the green movement. Wow! I almost fell off my seat. I then remembered that other organizations have claimed the same thing. We all remember Reza Pahlavi’s emotional leakage in the Press Club when he mentioned Neda’s name while weeping like a little girl>>>

GREENS

مجاهدین انقلاب چه می‌گویند؟

جنبش سبز یک جنبش ملی است که هیچ حد و مرز ایدئولوژیک و سیاسی را به رسمیت نمی‌شناسد

12-Aug-2009 (2 comments)
جنبش سبز به استناد نیروهای شرکت کننده در آن و شعارها و خواست‌هایی که مطرح کرده و ترکیب افرادی که در چند هفته گذشته به دلیل شرکت در آن از سوی عوامل وابسته به حاکمیت مورد ضرب و شتم قرار گرفته و مجروح و کشته یا زندانی شده‌اند، یک جنبش ملی است که هیچ حد و مرز ایدئولوژیک و سیاسی را به رسمیت نمی‌شناسد. شعار «ما همه با هم هستیم» بیان کننده خصوصیت فراگیر و ملی آن است. کسانی که با مرزبندی‌های سیاسی یا ایدئولوژیک در مقام محدود کردن جنبش در قالب‌های محدود مورد نظر خود بوده‌اند در برابر کشته‌ها یا مجروحان یا زندانیانی که در قالب فکری و سیاسی آنان نمی‌اندیشیده‌اند چه پاسخی دارند؟ آیا اینان می‌پندارند که اگر کسی خواهان آزادی انتخاب است باید این آزادی را فقط در چهارچوب یک نظام مشخص بطلبد؟ >>>
Faramarz
12-Aug-2009
Iranian national soccer team beats Bosnia 3-2 in international friendly. >>>

RELIGION

The God Gene

Is there a biological basis for spirituality?

12-Aug-2009 (18 comments)
Throughout the history of humankind no phenomenon has been more enduring, appealing, alluring, misrepresented, and misused than religion. Archeological discoveries show that religion, albeit in its primitive form, has been with us even prior to recorded history. Religion has continued to exist despite flourishing scientific discoveries and the increasing popularity of secular governments around the globe. However, its mystical power has diminished in recent centuries as the mysteries of the universe have been unlocked one after another by science. Nonetheless, there is no way that we can divest ourselves of something that has dominated every aspect of our lives for thousands of years, and doing so is neither feasible nor desirable>>>

POETRY

خشم
12-Aug-2009 (13 comments)
تو به من میگویی
ارزش من نصف تو است، ملا.
من به تو میگویم
هستی تو مال زن است، ملا.
تو به من میگویی
تاب تنم فتنۀ شهر و دمن است، ملا. >>>